STATE v. SWEAT

No. 4409.

379 S.C. 367 (2008)

665 S.E.2d 645

The STATE of South Carolina, Appellant, v. Reginald Craig SWEAT, Respondent. The State of South Carolina, Appellant, v. Arthur Bryant, III, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 10, 2008.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Sheppard and Rachel D. Erwin, both of Blythewood, for Appellant.

Richard L. Pearce, of Aiken, for Respondents.

Danny C. Crowe and R. Hawthorne Barrett, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Municipal Association of South Carolina.


ANDERSON, J.

The State appeals the dismissal of convictions of Reginald Craig Sweat and Arthur Bryant, III, for exceeding the statutory maximum gross vehicle weight. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 14, 2006, Reginald Craig Sweat, a sanitation truck driver for the City of Aiken, was stopped and cited by a State Transport Police (hereafter STP) officer for exceeding the allowable gross vehicle weight for the 2005 Sterling...

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